Crime and crash

Bangkok: An Indian man has been arrested in Thailand for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in July after meeting her on an online platform, according to a media report. Bennur Yatheesha, 28, was arrested at his condo room in Klong Toei district under an arrest warrant issued on Thursday, The Nation reported. He denied raping the girl and said he simply took her to his room for drinks, it said

Thane, Aug 24: In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by an unidentified person in Thane district's Bhiwandi area. According to a tweet by news agency, the incident took place on Thursday evening. Police informed that investigation into the matter is underway and a case has been registered in the matter. According to reports, the gruesome incident took place

Midnapore, Aug 23: One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in an explosion at a Trinamool Congress office at Makrampur in the district, official sources here said. The identity of the deceased and the injured was not immediately known, they said. The explosion took place at around 10 am. The injured were admitted to a hospital and the police have cordoned off the area. The

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Three youths from Bengaluru were killed and 10 injured in an accident on Kunigal Road (NH 75) on Wednesday. The accident occurred near Tigalara Palya when the rear left tyre of their SUV burst. The vehicle flipped four times as it was flung over a distance of 100 m before coming to a halt. All the 13 passengers were residents of Hosakerehalli in Bengaluru. They were travelling

Eluru, Aug 22: A teacher in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru city was on Tuesday stripped and paraded naked for allegedly raping a student. The 40-year-old English teacher, K. Rambabu, was beaten up severely and was taken to a police station after he was paraded naked down the streets for allegedly raping an 18-year-old student and impregnating her. Rambabu, who works with various educational institutions

Bhopal, Aug 22: Four persons drowned when the car in which they were travelling was swept away in Madhya Pradesh's Gulyana area, 25 km from Mandsaur district headquarters, police said on Tuesday. Rahul Maheshwari (30), Arvind Nagori (60), Dipak Agrawal (33) and Navratan Goel (54) tried to cross a bridge across a flooded stream in car, but the vehicle was swept away in strong currents, said

Mumbai, Aug 22: A fire broke out on the 12th floor of a posh high-rise residential building in Dadar here today morning, killing four people and injuring 16, fire officials said. Dozens of people were rescued from different floors of the 17-storey Crystal Tower building near Hindmata Cinema. The blaze has been brought under control and cooling operations are underway, officials said. The fire

Aug 22: Terrorists shot dead a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Wednesday when he was returning home after offering Eid prayers, police said. Fayaz Ahmad Shah was shot dead by terrorists near his home at Awgam, a police official said. He said Shah was undergoing a recruitment training course at Talwara and he had come home to celebrate Eid with his family. More details are

New Delhi, Aug 21: A 50-year-old homeless woman was mowed to death by a speeding SUV, allegedly being driven by a young woman, and was dragged for close to 300 meters in posh Connaught Place area in Lutyens' Delhi, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Sunday night when the old woman was crossing the road, they said. The accused, who was driving the SUV (Jeep Compass) was identified

New Delhi, Aug 21: A 31-year-old man, who was working as a personal assistant to Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, allegedly committed suicide in New Delhi's Laxmibai Nagar area. The deceased, Kundan Kumar, hung himself from a ceiling fan at around 2:25 am on August 20 at his residence in Laxmibai Nagar near Sarojini Nagar. He was residing with his family. Kundan was rushed to Safdarjung